New Delhi, 18/3: The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea questioning frequent internet shutdowns by state authorities for various purposes including for preventing cheating in competitive exams. The top court asked petitioner Chhaya Rani who sought compliance of the Anuradha Bhasin case guidelines laid down by the apex court in 2020…
Moscow, 18/3: Russia’s Wagner mercenary group plans to recruit approximately 30,000 new fighters by the middle of May, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday. He said in an audio message on Telegram that Wagner recruitment centres, which he said last week had opened in 42 Russian cities, were hiring on average 500-800 people…
Bhubaneswar, 18/3: Today team OFFA & Team White Canvas Event has organized a press meet & felicitation ceremony for Omm, a 13 year old child artist of Cuttack Sriman Prajwal Sahoo who has brightened the flame of acting in Bollywood with the comedy king and great actor Kapil Sharma.He made his debut in Kapil Sharma-cast…
Chennai, 18/3: Amid a visible strain in ties between the two parties, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai is believed to have told an internal meeting that he was against an alliance with the AIADMK and opined that the saffron party should go solo beginning with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if it was serious…
Gulbarga, 18/3: A mentally-ill patient in Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) was allegedly raped by a 36-year-old man on Friday late night. The patient was undergoing treatment in the hospital for the last seven months. The rape accused has been identified as Mehboob Pasha Madarsab, a resident of Islamabad Colony. …
Bhubaneswar, 18/3:On the instruction of Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik, Secretary to CM, Transformative Initiative under 5-T, Sri V K Pandian, is on a 2 day visit to Nabarangpur district on 17th and 18th March, 2023 to make field assessment and to take stock of different developmental initiatives of the Govt. …
Turkey, 18/3: Turkey is hoping that a grain export deal between Kyiv and Moscow key to alleviating a global food crisis can be extended for another 120 days — but time is running out. The current deal expires just before midnight on Saturday, Istanbul time. “The deadline is approaching,” Turkey’s Defence Minister…
Texas, 18/3: Former President Donald Trump will be holding the first rally of his 2024 campaign later this month in Waco, Texas. The rally, announced Friday, will be held the evening of Saturday, March 25, in a Republican state where the former president has a large following, increasing the chances of a packed house….
Mumbai, 17/3: KL Rahul smashed a brilliant 75ot out while Ravindra Jadeja scored unbeaten 45 as India chased down the target of 189 runs against Australia in 39.5 overs to win the first ODI by 5 wickets. The hosts suffered a top-order collapse in the paltry chase before Rahul and Jadeja took them through. Earlier,…
New Delhi, 17/3: The Indian Army will hold a nine-day mega military exercise with militaries of over 20 African countries from March 21 in Pune with an aim to significantly boost overall cooperation, amid China’s persistent efforts to expand its strategic influence in the continent. Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande will also host…
